"I definitely was shocked with how serious things were taken," Gries told The Hollywood Reporter. "Some of the things were taken out of context but either way, I definitely regret saying those things.

"My eviction was surprising and I was shocked to walk out to that. I was on the rocks with the agency before I even came here and I do have more opportunities, more agencies that are wanting to meet with me that I'm going to meet with.

"It's all good. I'm going to move up. I'm thinking about a book. I'm hoping to help other people learn from my experience and not get themselves into a similar situation. We'll see."

"I definitely regret that and [would] take that back if I could," she said. "[It's] unfortunate, because pageants are my whole world and so are the kids. It's a little tear at my heart a little bit because that's my life.

"I kind of don't know what I'm going to do without it. I represent me and also the pageant corporation... I'm always there for them, and hopefully when time passes, they might welcome me back. We just got to wait and see what happens."

Zimmerman also revealed that she had apologized to Candice and her family for making distasteful comments about Candice's adoption.

"I hope I continue working for them," Clawson said. "I've got a big mess to clean up back home, but at the same time, hopefully I can handle that with the grace that I handled being up on the block in the house so much.

"I don't have any hate in my heart. I try to be a good person, and I know there were some comments I said that got taken out of context or even the context they were taken may not have been appropriate. If I said anything that was bad judgment, I apologize for that."

Amanda Zuckerman, who was booed as she left the Big Brother house, said she is "apologetic" for offending people but insisted that she didn't bully anyone.

"I'm a strong woman and that can rub people the wrong way, but that made me a strong competitor and that's why I made it far in the game," Zuckerman said.

Winner Andy Herren has also apologized following viewer backlash to his remarks about fan favorite Elissa Slater, who he constantly insulted.

The college teacher said that he would punch her in the throat if she wasn't evicted, referred to her as a "c**t" and vowed to kill himself if she won America's Favorite Player - which she did. His employer has also publicly distanced itself from him.

I'm going to say it right now: I already feel terrible about my Elissa comments. To anyone I offended, especially Elissa, I am sorry.